Why not just send back the ESD bags?  Some of our customers do that and
they get a small discount. Your right - special clam shell boxes cost
too much.

"Bloomquist, Ken" wrote:
>
> We have CMs assemble all of our circuit card assemblies. They package each
> assembly in a static shielding bag, then bubble wrap and into a box along
> with other assemblies. We receive each shipment and as soon as it hits the
> floor we throw away all that material. We've looked into divider boxes and
> clamshell boxes and sending them back and forth but there is a lot of
> expense associated with that too. We hate to keep filling up the land fills
> but haven't found a good alternative.
>
> By the way, our CMs are not in the local area. The closest one is about 300
> miles away.
>
> Any great ideas out there in TechNet land?
>
> Ken Bloomquist
> Sr. Principal Process Engineer
>
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